During the second round of the presidential election held on October 26th, Brazil successfully deployed its electronic voting system and confirmed once again its democratic calling. Since 1996, Brazil has been using and upgrading its e-voting platform. For the presidential
Electronic voting, citizen participation and public policy in Brazil
The introduction of electronic voting in Brazil boosted voter participation, especially among the less educated. This, in turn, has spurred the election of lawmakers who are more concerned with social issues and have a better attitude toward the needs of
Past and future of the world leader in voting automation
For the last 12 years, Smartmatic has cemented its position as the world leader in voting automation thanks to successful deployments in Venezuela, the Philippines, the United States, Belgium and Brazil, among other countries. The figures of our executed projects
Mato Grosso wants biometric urns for 2014 elections
President of Brazil´s TRE (Regional Electoral Court) Rui Ramos is in talks with TSE (Superior Electoral Court) to implement biometric urns in the state of Mato Grosso for the upcoming 2014 elections. The president has said that the expenditures associated
Smartmatic ready for a second round in Brazil
World leader in electoral solutions, Smartmatic, is now ready to assist the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, Brazil’s top election authority, to hold the second round of the Brazilian municipal elections on October 28, 2012. During the first round (10/07/2012), Smartmatic contributed
Brazil continues to shield the vote by extending the use of biometrics
On October 7th 2012, Brazil held elections across its 27 states to elect mayors, deputy mayors and city councilors for its 5,568 municipalities. Only the voters from the Federal District, the 21-island archipelago Fernando de Noronha, and those residing abroad